Table 3.

Differences Between Means of SBP, DBP, MAP and HR of Patients After Acupuncture Needle Placements, Induction, Intubation and 1 and 3 Minutes After Intubation in Each Group

Characteristics	Treatment group (n = 30)	P-value	Control group (n = 30)	P-value
Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)
After needling	24.5 ± 2.0	<0.001	23.5 ± 2.6	<0.001
After induction	0.3 ± 2.7	0.904	2.2 ± 2.9	0.449
Just after intubation	3.1 ± 2.2	0.158	5.4 ± 2.1	0.015
1 minute after intubation	6.5 ± 2	0.003	6.9 ± 2	0.002
3 minutes after intubation	6.4 ± 2	0.004	6.8 ± 2.1	0.003
DBP (mm Hg)
After needling	17.7 ± 1.8	<0.001	11.6 ± 2.1	<0.001
After induction	0.2 ± 2.4	0.945	1.2 ± 2.2	0.6
Just after intubation	3.7 ± 1.8	0.045	4.9 ± 1.6	00.005
1 minute after intubation	5.7 ± 1.6	0.001	3.7 ± 1.5	0.02
3 minutes after intubation	5.6 ± 1.7	0.002	4.8 ± 1.9	0.02
MAP (mm Hg)
After needling	18.7 ± 2.0	<0.001	15.3 ± 2.3	<0.001
After induction	0.9 ± 2.5	0.71	0.3 ± 1.9	0.87
Just after intubation	3.1 ± 1.8	0.09	5.8 ± 1.5	0.001
1 minute after intubation	5.0 ± 1.5	0.002	5.2 ± 1.5	0.002
3 minutes after intubation	5.1 ± 1.7	0.005	5.7 ± 1.8	0.005
HR (beats/minute)
After needling	–2.9 ± 2.6	0.27	1.9 ± 2.0	0.36
After induction	–4.4 ± 2.3	0.06	−4.7 ± 2.7	0.09
Just after intubation	–2.9 ± 2.3	0.23	1.7 ± 2.7	0.52
1 minute after intubation	0 ± 2.3	1.0	4.5 ± 2.7	0.11
3 minutes after intubation	2.3 ± 2.5	0.37	6.9 ± 2.5	0.01

Bold values denote statistical significance.

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; HR, heart rate.